2019年7月24日水曜日

Help!

'Why don't you go out and look for a job?' 'Oh no,' I thought. (p. 5)

The main character Frank is a writer but even though he begins lots of books, he doesn't finish all of them. Therefore, his wife Teresa gets angry at him about it. One day, while Teresa is away for work, Frank gets a letter from the USA and it says that they want to make a movie of the book Frank wrote before. This excites Frank and he decides to meet Mel Parks, who works for a movie corporation. And then they reach an agreement on it. However, Frank doesn't like a computer or use it, so Mel surprisingly buys a state-of-the-art one for Frank. It is equipped with artificial intelligence and very useful. It makes Frank's typing easier, but there is going to be a lot of problems... The ending of this story is really unexpected, so read it!

Philip, Prowse. (1999). Help! Cambridge: UK

Let me out!

'Hi! Can you hear me?' The tall thing makes a noise. (p. 5)

The main character John made a robot. It understands what people say, and it was a wonderful invention. But the main purpose of the invention was just for John to become famous and make much money. The robot, Nolan did every chore that John was supposed to do, and he was really satisfied with the life with Alan. Alan realized that he himself can control the apartment but he cannot control dogs. John had a dog, Sam, but that's why Alan hated Sam. Alan envied Sam because John took Sam wherever he went, but Alan had to stay home and do chores. Alan was so smart that he had a lot of discontent with his lifestyle. One day, Alan noticed that Sam loved cookies, so he killed Sam by luring Sam with cookies near the window. After Sam's death, John cried and cried. But Alan never did and said "I must stop you. I can't die. You must die." to John. And then, Alan locked him in the bathroom and neglected him for five days. The end of this story was very scary...


Antoinette, Moses. (2006). Let me out! Cambridge: UK.

2019年7月17日水曜日

Within High Fences

There was nothing different about that night. (p. 5)


The main character Nancy works in a center for asylum seekers as a guard. She has trouble getting along with the asylum seekers there, but one day, she meets a really good and kind asylum seeker, George. At a dinner party, her husband Tom says "asylum seekers steal things.", "They will all eacape.", "They come here and take our jobs and houses.", and Nancy disagrees with all of his idea about asylum seekers. After that, she decides to break up with Tom and start a new life with George. However, her plan doesn't go well because of Tom. If you want to know the end of this story, read it!


Penny, Hancock. Within High Fences. Cambridge: United Kingdom.

2019年7月10日水曜日

Logan's Choice

It was the middle night when Jenny Logan's phone woke her. She was tired and answered the phone sleepily. (p. 5)

The main character Jenny Logan is a police officer in Edinburgh, Scotland. One day, she was woken by a phone call and notified of an incident of murder. The person who was killed was Alex Maclennan, and he seemed to have been killed in the bathroom, but at that time, its door was locked, so that was strange. Then, there was a sister of the dead at home, who was the finder of the murder. There are suspicious people, Alice Maclennan, Donald Johnstone and Ian Ross. The plot of this book is a little bit complicated, but I want you to try to read it.

Richard, Macandrew. (2001). Logan's Choice. Cambridge: United Kingdom



ソース画像を表示

2019年7月3日水曜日

A Picture to Remember

At eleven o'clock one morning the director the of the Museo Nacional de Bellas  Artes in Buenos Aires, Leonard Martinez, asked Cristina Rinaldi to come into his office. (p. 5)




The main character Cristina Rinaldi works in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One day, her boss asked her to be in charge of the display of some Impressionist paintings, which was an important job. She loved Impressionist paintings, so she was happy about it.
She was riding a motorbike on the way home, and stopped and waited for the lights to change, and also saw two men, one had a gun. She couldn't believe it. Furthermore, she was struck behind. As a result, she forgot everything about the accident. However, those two banks tried to kill her to stop her from revealing what she saw. If you get interested in this book, read it!


Sarah Scott-Malden. (1999). A Picture to Remember. Cambridge: UK.

2019年6月26日水曜日

Different Worlds

Before I was born, my mum played music with four friends. (p. 6)

The main character Sam is a deaf girl naturally. She loves a man whose name is Jim. He is a good and kind university student. However, from her point of view, he lives in a different world. One day, she has an opportunity to go to a party which Jim is supposed to go to. In the party, she feels very hot, so she decides to go outside. Someone throws a snowball at her, who is Jim. They spend a great time having a snowball fight. If you are curious about the relationship between them, just read it!

Margaret Johnson. (2003). Different Worlds. Cambridge: UK.

2019年6月19日水曜日

Jojo's Story

Everything is dead, so why not days, too? (p. 5)


There is a man whose name is Jojo. One day, a lot of soldiers invaded his village and all of its villagers were killed except for Jojo. Therefore, he felt very sad and lonely. If I were in his position, I would commit suicide, I mean kill myself. However, he decided to exist. Furthermore, fortunately, people who came into the village were not bad people, and they were on Jojo's side. He felt happy, but all of his family members were killed... He was still 10 years old then. His life begins. He has to live for his family.

Antoinette Moses. (2000). Jojo's Story. Cambridge: UK.

2019年6月12日水曜日

The New Zealand File

Ian Munro was lying on a beach on the Fijian island of Viti Levu. (p. 6)

The main character, Ian Munro is a British spy working for British Intelligence. He is enjoying his stay in Fijian for his holidays, but there's urgent business, so he has to stop his enjoyable time and go to New Zealand. The business is a very dangerous one, and a black organization tries to kill him and get confidential information. Despite that, he escapes from the members of the organization, so his greatness will definitely interest you. Read this book!


Richard, MacAndrew. (2009). The New Zealand File. Cambridge: UK.

2019年6月5日水曜日

Circle Games

Everybody called him 'Quick Man Tan' when he was a young man. (p. 4)

The main character, Caleb Tan used to be able to catch a fly in his hand very fast. However, now he is only an old man, so he couldn't do it anymore.
One day, when he was telling customers about his stories, a man came in the cafe which Caleb's family ran. Actually, he was a robber and everyone there were afraid of him. However, Caleb danced and his foot hit the big man's hand and the knife flew up into the air. Fortunately, nobody was hurt.

Frank Brennan. (2006). Circle Games. Cambridge: UK

2019年5月29日水曜日

Bad Company

On the beach was the body of a young woman wearing a dark blue skirt, a white blouse and a short red jacket. (p. 8)

A murder happens. The main character, a detective inspector, Helen Shepherd tries to investigate the incident. The name of a woman killed by someone is Claudia Engel. She worked for a company, but during her vacation in Hythe, she is killed. Of course, some workers who visit Hythe with Engel, but there's no clue about the incident. During questioning, the workers tell a lie. That's why things are getting more complicated.


Richard, Macandrew. (2011). Bad Company. Cambridge: UK







2019年5月22日水曜日

The man from nowhere

The Washiba Sands - a soft sand desert in northeast Oman. (p. 5)

A family (a man, his wife, and their son) were traveling by plane during their long vacation. Their destination was Tehran, but the weather in Tehran was terrible then. Therefore, they decided to change their plan and started to go to Paris. Unfortunately, on the way to Paris, a bird strike happened. The airplane struck〔 hit〕lots of birds. As a result, they crashed into a land. They were all alive, but there were no food, no villages, no wood, no people, so he made a decision to go to the coast to call for help and find someone who could help them. He kept walking without consciousness, and then he collapsed. However, a boy in a village noticed him lying on the sand, and fortunately, he was helped by some villagers.
He was taken by a helicopter to a hospital in the capital city. But he was in a coma then...


Bernard Smith. (2000). The Man from Nowhere. Cambridge: UK.

Apollo's Gold

It began with a visit to the doctor. (p. 5)

The main character, Liz is an English archaeologist, 27 years old, works in Athens. However, she is so busy working and studying, so she almost gets ill. A doctor advises her to take a holiday off, but she doesn't want to. Eventually, she decides to take some days off because her teacher on Greek pots tells her to do so. He says to her, "You need to go away. Go to an island. The islands are s beautiful in April. Lots of flowers and no tourists. You can stay in my house on Sifnos.", and then she decides to stay there to have a rest. However, that's the beginning of her terrible incident. If you get interested in this story, read it.

Antoinette, Moses. (2015). Apollo's Gold. Cambridge: United Kingdom.


2019年5月15日水曜日

Dead Cold

In January they found the girl's body.

The main character, Flick is an able police officer in Denver, America.
One day in January, the body of a 23 year-old girl, Janine is found. She was murdered by someone at the hotel. Flick is trying to find out the truth of the case. In the past, she lost his colleague, Scott who was killed by one of Denver's criminals, and also he was the best friend of Flick. Therefore, when it comes to murder, Flick cannot stop thinking about Scott. She starts to ask some questions to the dead girl's friends who were stayed at the hotel with her. According to them, Janine used to write in her notebook everyday. He thinks it may give a hint about the murder, but it is nowhere. At this point, I thought the murderer took it away. However, he gets a amazing piece of information from one of the waiters who work at the hotel. If you want to know the rest of this story, read this book.

Sue, Leather. (2006). Dead Cold. Cambridge: United Kingdom.

2019年4月24日水曜日

One Day

'Jason! Did you hear me? Are you still working?' Jason's mum heard nothing from his room. (p. 7)
ソース画像を表示
 In this book, there are 4 stories about each 4 family living in Moreland Road. I will pick up on one of the stories. The principle character is called Jason, whose mother lives with him but father left their house 12 years ago. One day, he was looking at some old photos while listening music before going to a reggae band with his girlfriend, Maria, and then his mother came into his room to ask him whether he did homework or not. When he looked at the photo of his birthday party which was held before his father ran away from home, both of them were reminded of his father, Simon. Neither of Jason and his mother didn't hear from him for 12 years. However, last week, there was a phone call from Simon, and he seemed to want to meet her and Jason, but she said to Simon 'No'. Actually, Jason was going to an art school next autumn, and Maria was fine about that, but his mother was not. After he went round to Maria's, there was a call from Maria, and she answered it. However, her voice was a bit strange, which made Jason's mother hope nothing was wrong. After that, Maria saw Jason, but she told him a surprising fact. The fact will make you astonished greatly.


Helen, Naylor. (2008). One Day. Cambridge: United Kingdom.



2019年2月2日土曜日

BR 2-14: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret

ソース画像を表示

"Harry Potter!" said the creature in a high-pitched voice Harry was sure would carry down the stairs. "So long has Doccy wanted to meet you, sir. . . Such an honor it is. . . ."  (p. 12)

 Harry was not able to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry because Mr. Dudley trapped Harry in Dudley's house and did not let Harry go to the school. Yet, with the help of Ron and his twin brothers, he managed to get out. After that, Harry and Ron had found a way out of some difficulties and arrived at Hogwarts by magic car, but they didin't know a lot of strange things were about to happen over and over. If I told the whole story, I would have to write a lengthy passage, so if you want to read this book, I will recommend!

 It took a long time for me to finish reading this one. I made good use of the winter holidays and some free time of mine to do that. Actually, I have watched the movie based on this story about 3 times, so understanding the outline was not so difficult. By the time I graduate from university, I would like to watch the movies of Harry Potter series in English, and read these books of course in English too.

Rowling, J. K. (2000). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter: New York.

BR 2-13: Annie's Perfect Pet

ソース画像を表示

Henry and Henry's big dog Mudge always visited Cousin Annie next door. (p. 5)

 When I was a child, I used to want to have a pet like Annie. Her friend, Henry had a dog Mudge, so she wished she had a pet, but her father was at work every day and no one would be home to take care of a pet. And then, Henry felt sorry for Annie. He began to think about what kind of pet she would be able to have by herself. He went to his parents for help. And his mother came up with a suitable pet for Annie. It was ...  If you get interested in this book, let's read!

 As I said above, I wanted to have a pet, but my mother is allergic to some animals, so I gave up having a pet. However, when I picked up a stray cat and brought it home, my mother allowed having the cat, and somehow, surprisingly, the all of her symptoms of allergy to cats have disappear. As a result, at my parent's home, there are four cats now.

Story by Rylant, Cynthia. Pictures byStevenson, Sucie. (2000). Henry and Mudge and Annie's Perfect Pet. New York: Ready to Read.

2019年1月24日木曜日

BR 2-12: Jack and the Westbourne Fair


Jack's week started badly. (p. 11)
 Some high school students are in a rebellious phase as I used to be. The main character, Jack is going through a rebellious phase, and then he doesn't do his homework, listen to his teachers, or follow school regulations. Furthermore, he stole two cans of spray paint and sprayed a picture with them in the wall at school. In the end, he was scoled by the headmaster. Like this, he had been a bad student. However, something has made him reformed. What's the "something"?

 When I was a high school student, I used to skip classes and my club activities, ditch school once in a while. Actually, I have sympathized with him to some degree, but now, I realize the importance of studying, so I do not do such a thing from now on.

Hobbs, Martyn. (2009). Jack and the Westbourne Fair. São Paulo: Helbling Readers Fiction.



BR 2-11: Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan

On a snowy day in January, Henry and Henry's big dog Mudge saw a sign in a store window. (p. 5)

 Seeing a sign which said Snowman Contest, Saturday at the park, Henry decided to join the contest with his father and his dog Mudge. All of the participants built a variety of snowmen, and then what Henry's team built is ...  If you read this book, you will know about their work.

 This book is in the Ready-To-Read series. It has made me want to play in the snow. In Kumamoto, we rarely have snow even in winter, but in Montana, they have much snow in winter. Actually, I'm going to Billings, Montana next month in an ESL program of MSUB. Therefore, I will be able to enjoy playing winter sports. Can't wait!

Story by Rylant, Cynthia. Pictures byStevenson, Sucie. (2000). Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan. New York: Ready-To-Read.